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The station was closed following the incident, which happened shortly before 3.20pm yesterday, and did not reopen until after 8pm.

More than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023.

It comes as a suspected acid attack outside Westminster Academy, near Paddington, left two teenagers and a staff member with injuries.

The attack happened at around 4.45pm on Monday. Officers on patrol were flagged down by staff at a school in Alfred Road after a substance was allegedly thrown at two children and a staff member.

The driver of a London black taxi called police at around 10:10am and reported that he was stationary in traffic in Dean Street when a shot was fired towards his vehicle, striking the window and damaging it.

A 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy remain in hospital after the attack which took place yesterday afternoon.

A substance – believed to be acidic – was thrown at a schoolgirl and two others outside Westminster Academy.

The landlord of The Windmill Theatre, just off Piccadilly Circus, has also applied for a shadow licence, allowing them to take over operations if the current tenant is forced out or leaves, documents submitted to Westminster City council show.

They believe that the body discovered is that of Natasha Reddington-Romanov, a 55-year-old woman who had been reported missing from Southwark. Natasha’s next of kin have been informed.

Tory candidate Tim Barnes, who was formerly a West End councillor and ran in the 2024 General Election, said the mayor’s ‘astonishing’ announcement was among the concerns raised by residents, alongside crime and the management of e-bikes.

Regan Hook won the central London ward with 512 votes, double her closest rival, the Green’s Faaiz Hasan, who received 244 votes.

The former BBC site was sold by the broadcaster to the partnership last year. It had been listed for sale for a reported £10.5 million.

Among the concerns raised in Westminster Labour’s letter are how it will protect access for older people, people with disabilities and families with young children.

Most of those looking for bargains along the popular shopping strip this week appear broadly supportive of Sadiq Khan ’s plans to ban traffic between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch but question whether it can work.

At around 9.35pm on Wednesday, September4,  a man exposed himself to two women waiting on the Elizabeth Line platform.

Around 25 firefighters tackled the blaze at a residential block of flats in Buckingham Gate, Westminster.

The Victoria Casino in Edgware Road requested to amend its Saturday and Sunday hours.

The painting has now been recovered, the Met said.

Homeowners in Dahlia House, Paddington, said they’ve installed security cameras just to feel safe and avoid communal areas at all costs.